Friday, February 28, 2014

The use of white horehound for the treatment of liver and biliary

Horehound is a perennial that is distributed from the Canary Islands to Central Asia.

For medicinal purposes was collected from June to September, during the flowering leafy, flowering stems about halfway up, and breaks off and joins the list of countrymen and then dried in a drying natural, in the shade and the wind, spread a thin layer, or in drying slightly heated to a temperature of 35 degrees C.

Thus obtained material - herb horehound.

Operation horehound

Preparations of the herb horehound, among others, stimulate the secretory function of the liver, acting cholagogic. They also have smooth muscle relaxant on the bile ducts, allowing easy flow of bile into the duodenum and prevent stagnation in the gall bladder.

Note! Large doses of milk of white horehound cause a drop in blood pressure and cardiac arrhythmias.

The use of white horehound

Preparations of horehound herb is mainly used in diseases of the liver and gall bladder, associated with a reduced production and impaired bile flow to the duodenum.

Also, cholelithiasis, and also in digestive disorders that result from too little stomach acid.
It is also a component of the herbal Cholegran granulate, which is used in the above-mentioned diseases.

Preparations of horehound

An infusion of the herb horehound: 1 1/2-2 tablespoons herb pour 2 cups of lukewarm water and heat gently, covered, to a boil. Let stand for 15 minutes and strain.

Dosage: Drink 1/3-1/2 glasses 2-3 times a day between meals as a means of bile, choleretic, diuretic and expectorant.